The Hunting Party

"How can they find the world's most wanted war criminal when the C.I.A. can't... By actually looking?"

2007 1h 41m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 367

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Synopsis

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A young journalist, an experienced cameraman and a discredited reporter find their bold plan to capture Bosnia's top war criminal quickly spiraling out of control when a UN representative mistakes them for a CIA hit squad.

“How can they find the world's most wanted war criminal when the C.I.A. can't... By actually looking?”

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Cast

Richard Gere
Simon Hunt
Terrence Howard
Duck
Jesse Eisenberg
Benjamin
Dylan Baker
CIA Operative
Mark Ivanir
Boris
Diane Kruger
Marjana
Nitin Ganatra
Indian Officer
Ljubomir Kerekeš
The Fox

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Shepard
Writers: Richard Shepard
Languages: Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 51% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Shepard, shot by David Tattersall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rolfe Kent. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Carole Kravetz Aykanian shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Richard Gere and Terrence Howard and Jesse Eisenberg carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How can they find the world's most wanted war criminal when the C.I.A. can't... By actually looking?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Shepard directs. David Tattersall behind the camera. Rolfe Kent scores. Carole Kravetz Aykanian cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 51% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, English.
4Directed by Richard Shepard, shot by David Tattersall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rolfe Kent. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Carole Kravetz Aykanian shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Richard Gere and Terrence Howard and Jesse Eisenberg carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "How can they find the world's most wanted war criminal when the C.I.A. can't... By actually looking?".
9IMDB entry: tt0455782 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "hotel", "journalist", "civil war", "war crimes".